Traditional Muzzleloading Association
Craftsmanship => Gun Building and Repair => Topic started by: Rob DiStefano on February 01, 2026, 08:31:48 PM
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Kit box arrived yesterday and so the fun begins.
The box.
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Pulled the lock and it needs a good cleaning.
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The ramrod was wedged in SUPER TIGHT (this is Very common) and required using some 80 grit abrasive paper on a short piece of dowel to deepen the stock channel, plus reaming out all 4 brass pipe holes. Normal for offshore trad ML guns, iron finishing nails (.096" diameter) are used for stock pins. Once pulled I threw them all away and use new nails, heads cut off, set in a hand drill and filed to about .094" diameter for ease of getting the pipes in and out during the setup work to get the ramrod to better function.
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The pipes - they'll get filed and wire wheel cleaned up later on.
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LOTS of rasping and sanding and scraping required!
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The edge of the stock wood needs to be tapered in toward the bbl.
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